AN: hey this is my first Alice 19th fanfic. If I get good reviews I'll continue with the story. Sorry I decided it was best if I didn't make this a lemon, it was very tempting though. So just let me know what you think.
AN (4/30/05): I went and updated this so that it would be accurate(sp?) to how the manga ends. I am sorry I haven't posted since October, I had no idea how I wanted to continue this story. I really should be working on my damn English Project.
She stood hoping that he could not see her, but he could. It amused him to let her pretend that she could not be seen. The sunset helped hide her, but she was sure he could feel her presence. After all they are Lotis Masters.
She watched the looks flow across his face; they were almost all alike. That was the problem. He always kept everything inside. Well he did until they met. She was thankful for that. Thankful that he had let her inside him, help him, heal him.
He was fighting with himself. She could see it. There was another problem that she was ready to help him with, no questions asked.
He reached for his next arrow. There were only four more left. She looked at the target. Whatever he was thinking about was distracting him. The normal amount of arrows in the bull's eye were scattered on other spots. One was even in the tree. Stewart will undoubtedly have a fit over it tomorrow, scolding Kyou on being irresponsible.
He placed the arrow, and started to aim. He then stopped. "Alice."
She froze. Usually she would watch in the shadows and come out when he was done. She walked to him unsure of what he wanted. His arms were open for her.
Carefully he placed her small frame against himself, molding her into position. Her elbow parallel to the ground, back straight, legs firmly planted. He steadied her body, bending down he helped her aim. His hand gently guided her to pull the bowstring taught.
Without a word he stepped back. "Go ahead."
She gave a slight nod, and released the arrow. It pierced through the air hitting the target with a confident thud. It had landed dead center.
A pleased smile graced her face as she turned around to Kyou. He stood amazed as ever at how beautiful she was. Her laughed danced in the air.
"Alice," he breathed her name, walking to her so he could hold her in his arms again. He lived in the quiet giggle she made as he did so.
"Kyou-kun?" she asked when he kissed her forehead as he lowered himself to one knee.
"Alice, you know I love you, and I would do anything to panoply. I'm sure you commemorate." He looked up into her face to see her confused.
"Dono..." She started. "Kyou-kun please use small words." An embarrassed blush stained her cheeks.
"Ah-" he forgot his habit in linguistics. "I should just get to the point shouldn't I?" He laughed at her nod. "Alice what I want to ask you is if-"
"ALICE! KYOU!" Frey walked out onto the dinning room balcony; he looked down at the two. 'Oh shit Kyou was trying to propose and I ruined it! That's not a completely bad thing is it?' He thought to himself. 'Yes it is a bad thing.' "DINNER!"
"HAI! WE'LL BE THERE IN JUST A MINUTE!" she turned back to Kyou. "What was it you wanted to tell me?"
The serious but joyfully hopeful look on his face had fallen. "Dono...it's nothing. Let's go."
She watched him walk off to go change. "I wonder...what Kyou was trying to do? Nyozeka would be able to tell."
"Alice!" the bunny girl yelled. "How naieve are you?"
"What do you mean?" She turned to see Chris sitting up in the same tree.
"Alice!" Chris was being serious, but trying to hide his amusement. "Kyou was trying to ask you a very important question!"
Alice face contained that wonderful look of what-the-hell-is-going-on. "He was? What was it?"
Chris almost fell from the tree. "If you can't tell then why should I tell you? You'll know soon enough."
"There you two are!" Mei Lin entered the garden. She smiled at the two. "Everyone is waiting for you."
The two followed the cute Chinese girl to dinning room in the Andrew Estate.
"So has anything new happened?" Chris asked. His mouth was full of food that was blocking his way to sweet cake. He would act as though he did not know what was happening between the two Lotis Masters, just like everyone else.
"Mayura went home today." Alice beamed. The energy that the Mara had taken barley left her alive, leaving her in a coma. Her body was weak and needing to heal. For almost six months she was in the hospital, Alice by her side for as much time as she could afford each day. "And, she asked if I would move back home."
Everyone stopped their eating. "WHAT?" Kyou and Frey had a strange habbit of announcing their shock at the same time.
Alice face showed that she did not completely understand why the two boys were upset. "Uh...well I'm still deciding. I mean I would like to stay with my parents and Mayura before she has to go to college."
"YUM!" everyone fell over from Chris' yell of joy once Stewart placed the slice of cake in front of him.
"I think that is a good thing to do." Mai Lin smiled. "You never know how much time you'll have left in this life."
'It's strange how no one is really talking now.' Alice mused as she ate. 'I think I will go stay with my family. Mayura needs me. But what about Kyou? And Frey? Well leaving Frey might be a good thing, less proposals...PROPOSAL!' Alice dropped her fork, and stared straight ahead.
"Alice what's wrong?" Billy's thick New Yorker accent broke her thoughts.
"Dono..." she looked up. She wondered briefly why everyone was staring at her again. "Oh it's nothing I was just thinking back to when we fought against the Mara. It's still hard to believe all of that happened."
Everyone accepted this and moved on in their meal. Stewart collected the dishes with the maid, leaving everyone to wonder around. Mei Lin and Billy decided to go test their skills in the basement, Chris and Frey went to watch, Frey placing a bet that Mei Lin would win with Stuart. Asproper as the oldcaretaker acted he still had his little hobbies. Alice had gone to her room to study and Kyou to the other side of thegym to target practice some more.
'I can't just leave. I need to...' Alice drifted off into thought, never noticingMei Linsneak in.
Thegirl watched as Alice hunted down candles from all over her room. In total she could only find five. She left the room, leavingMei Linconfused as to what this young Lotis Master was doing. Finally she spoke up. "You can find some candles in my room. They're unsented."
Alice gave a jump. "Mei Lin...?"
"Yo," she mocked Billy's deep New York voice. "Go ahead."
About twenty minutes of doing nothing Alice entered again carrying candles. She set them up carefully around the room, on the shelves, the desk, bed stand, chest, vanity, and chest of drawers.
"Iru...(fire)" Alice whispered so that gentle flames came on all the wicks. "Mei Lincan you find Kyou for me and ask him to come here?"
"So it's finally going to happen." She smiled. "I'll be glad to."
"If all goes well." She smiled knowingly.
Once she had disappeared, she panicked getting everything else ready. Herself.
"Kyou..." Mei Lin came floating into the room.
The fraction of an inch that he moved his head, told her that he acknowledged her presence. He released the arrow. Turning to her he asked, "Hai?"
'I can see why Alice loves him.' she stared into his face. 'WAIT!' she shook her head violently. "Alice wants to see you. She's in her room. "
Kyou was obviously surprised by the open invitation to her room. But then again how many times had he and Frey come into her room uninvited?
He left the equipment on the floor."I thought you were sparing with Billy."
"DAMNIT" sheshouted in frustration. This was not part of the calm lady that Kyou knew. "I lost."
"Gomen." He patted her shoulder. "Maybe you'll do better next time."
As he walked Kyou's hand went into his robes. He pulled out the small red box. 'This could be the time to ask her.' A soft smile graced his lips.
"KYOU!" Frey jumped him. Many moments of shook, yelling, and spastic limbs the two were separated. "So where you going?" Frey asked oblivious to the death glare he was receiving.
"I'm going to Alice's room." The intensity of his stare increased.
Suddenly he could sense the change in Frey. His eyes narrowed in mischievousness. "ARE YOU TRYING TO SUDUCE MY FIANCE KYOU! YOU FLIRT!" Frey shouted so the whole house would hear. The Norwegian laughed to himself. He looked around finding no one around. One of his best pouts was wasted with no one around to see it.
It is strange, but Alice knew Kyou was standing at the door before he ever knocked. "Vimuku."
The door opened, Kyou's hand in the air. A soft smell of vanilla brushed his nose as he stepped in. Candles were lit everywhere he could see, the yellow hue they created calmed his questioning nerves. Slowly he walked in not knowing what Alice was planning, it wasn't like her to do something that no one else knew about.
"Riiya, Kara." The door closed. She smiled; he could tell she was nervous, but blissful. "No one can come in, or hear what we say." She had a nervous laugh.
His eyes traveled to her body. She wore a white lace up peasant shirt, with a pale blue skirt that almost covered her bare feet. Her autumn hair hung loose, milking the child look of her face. Her blue eyes reflected so perfectly the dancing flames. In his entire life he new he would not ever find a shade so blue.
"What is it you wanted to see me about?' His voice high with curiosity, and low with fear.
Alice's smile faltered for just a second. "I know that I don't have a lot of courage when it comes to expressing my love for you, even if we have been going out for six months. But I know that I love you and it's something I don't want to let go...and I think I know what question it was you wanted to ask me." She paused.
"You know I wanted to ask you for your hand in marriage?" Kyou stopped her from talked.
She was surprised by his interruption, but her face broke out into a wonderful smile. "H-hai."
Quickly he crossed the room dropping to one knee in front of her. "Alice Seno, I have never met someone like you. You were able to speak to me at my worst, and heal my pain. You have been the most compassionate person in the world when Mayura tried to kill you; you still showed her that you love her. I just don't know how you can do that. You're so strong you never gave into the Mara once. You have so much courage that I don't understand how you say that you don't." His smile melted her. "I would be honored if you would become my wife."
Alice combed her fingers through his hair. "I would be the honored one."
Kyou stood taking out the box, followed by the simple one stone ring that glittered insanely in the candlelight. He gave Alice no time to look at it for he had cupped her face in his large hands and was kissing her lips.
She felt him holding back on his excitement. 'Just like him to be so gentle.'
The rush of energy her answer gave him took control of his senses. He picked her up spinning her around, letting out shouts of joy.
Alice pulled herself into his arms so that hopefully her skirt would to, so that it would not catch fire.
They fell onto the bed the way they usually did with Kyou on top. He shifted himself so that he could kiss her continuously. When he pulled away nothing but ecstatic tenderness covered them.
"Alice-chan," Kyou started. "I want us to wait until our wedding night, when you will officially be my wife."
She nodded. She knew Kyou would say that, and that was how she wanted it. "So when will we get married?"
"Well do we want to wait four years until you're twenty?" he smiled.
"No."
"Then we can get married as soon as your parents are willing. I don't think that Uncle and Auntie will have a problem."
"Are you going to stay with me tonight?" she asked sounding just like a child.
'That wasn't meant in a hentai way! Wakamiya calm down!' "Sure," his voice tried to hide that fact that he was now fighting to stop the images of Alice panting under him, her face flushed, moaning his name, as he buried himself into her repeatedly.
Alice reached up to give him a gentle kiss before rubbing her head on his chest. "I love you."
"I love you too." Kyou smiled and kissed the top of her head. "Vimuku." he whispered so that the candles blew out. He watched Alice sleep, before doing the same.
So what'd you think? I think I will add more to it. That thought of Kyou's sorry, but I would like to see him a bit perverted. It's the effects of Miroku. Well I'm going to make a new chapter. It might take me a little while, but then again, I don't think my writing is so great, so...I don't know where I'm going with this. Enjoy the rest of the day!
4/30/05- Hey bet your glad I'm working on this.